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Coming off a frigid year that chilled corporate borrowing, debt markets a= re beginning to thaw early in 2023 as more companies refresh their balance = sheets or pay for acquisitions, a development that capital markets attorney= s are following.

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TOP NEWS

Analysis

Debt Capital Markets Show Signs Of Thawing In Early 20= 23

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By Tom Zanki

Coming off a frigid year that chil= led corporate borrowing, debt markets are beginning to thaw early in 2023 a= s more companies refresh their balance sheets or pay for acquisitions, a de= velopment that capital markets attorneys are following.

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Texas Botched Air Permit For LNG Terminal, 5th Circ. T= old

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By Keith Goldberg

Texas environmental regulators fai= led to set stringent air pollution limits when issuing a permit for a propo= sed liquefied natural gas terminal on the Gulf Coast, environmental and com= munity advocates told the Fifth Circuit.

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Claims Court Tosses Challenge To $76M Dam Repair Deal<= /a>

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Court of Federal Claims denied= a joint venture's challenge to a $76 million Army Corps of Engineers const= ruction award, siding with the federal government that the venture's failur= e to register in the government's database of contractors made the venture = ineligible for the deal.

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Conn. Town Had 'Perfect Right' To Shutter Quarry, Atty= Says

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By Brian Steele

The former mayor of East Haven, Co= nnecticut, and other town officials did not have an improper political moti= ve for shutting down the Farm River Rock quarry ahead of the 2017 election,= and the plaintiff in a $15.2 million lawsuit is not entitled to damages, d= efense attorneys said Thursday during closing arguments in a federal bench = trial.

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$400K Deal OK'd In Lowe's Sales Workers' Age Bias Suit=

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By Irene Spezzamonte

Lowe's will pay $400,000 to a coll= ective of about 2,000 workers who claimed the home improvement chain discri= minated against older workers when it changed its commission policy, after = a Florida federal judge approved the deal Thursday.

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Construction Co. Wants Discrimination, Retaliation Sui= t Axed

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By Emily Brill

A construction company asked a Geo= rgia federal judge to toss a former worker's claims that he faced comments = at work mocking his nationality and questioning his sexuality, saying the f= ormer employee's lawsuit lacks proof he was treated differently from his co= -workers.

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Real Estate Rumors: Continuum, Hyundai, Eric Newton

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By WaTeasa Freeman

The Continuum Co. has reportedly p= icked up a South Florida development site for $35 million, Hyundai is said = to have dropped $275 million on a Manhattan office building and Eric Newton= Real Estate is said to have sold a South Carolina student housing complex.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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How Biden's Climate Focus May Affect Gov't Contractors=

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A recent proposal to require gover= nment contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, the effect of= climate change considerations on award decisions, and recent carbon initia= tives emphasize the need for contractors to align with government environme= ntal goals and examine the potential impacts on their respective market sec= tors, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

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8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Co= unsel

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With the pandemic paving the way f= or a reputational shift in favor of in-house corporate legal teams, there a= re proactive steps that legal departments can take to fully rebrand themsel= ves as strong allies and generators of value, says Allison Rosner at Major = Lindsey.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Davis Polk Defeats Black Ex-Atty's Discrimination Clai= ms

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By Lauren Berg

A Black former Davis Polk & Wa= rdwell LLP associate hasn't provided the evidence that a jury could use to = find that he suffered race-based discrimination while employed at the law f= irm, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday, trimming the attorney's bias= claims but keeping alive allegations of retaliation.

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Another Growth Spurt For Legal Funding Industry In 202= 2

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By Andrew Strickler

The legal investing business had a= nother big year in 2022, according to a Thursday report from industry broke= r Westfleet Advisors, with a double-digit jump in new case investments and = more investor money available to back cases.

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McConnell Bashes 1st Circ. Pick After Contentious Hear= ing

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By James Arkin

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCon= nell criticized First Circuit nominee Michael Arthur Delaney on Thursday an= d urged President Joe Biden to reconsider the nomination after the judicial= pick testified in a contentious hearing that centered on his advocacy in a= case involving a sexual assault survivor.

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Senate Confirms Judge For California's Eastern Distric= t

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By James Arkin

The U.S. Senate confirmed Superior= Court Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to the Eastern District of California Thu= rsday in a bipartisan vote, making him the first openly LGBTQ person to ser= ve on that district bench.

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Cozen O'Connor To Open In Boulder With Lathrop GPM Hir= es

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By Andrea Keckley

Cozen O'Connor is launching a new = office in Boulder, Colorado, with the addition of four intellectual propert= y attorneys and nine other new hires from Lathrop GPM LLP.

Read full article »

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Selendy Gay Hires Jan. 6 Attack Counsel, Marks 5 Years=

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By Tracey Read

The senior investigative counsel f= or the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capito= l will join litigation boutique Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC as a partner, the = firm announced Thursday.

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Ex-WH Atty, 'Big Lie' Lawyers Hit With More Bar Compla= ints

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By Andrew Strickler

Legal watchdog The 65 Project laun= ched a new round of ethics complaints Wednesday targeting "big lie" lawyers= , including those involved in Georgia suits raising false claims of electio= n fraud in 2020 and Kari Lake's recent attempt to overturn the result of th= e Arizona gubernatorial election.

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Bar Exam Changes Planned To Attract Attorneys To Delaw= are

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By Rose Krebs

Delaware Chief Justice Collins J. = Seitz Jr. told state legislators Thursday that major changes to the state's= bar exam are expected soon as part of an ongoing effort to attract more at= torneys to the First State.

Read full article »

Analysis

Fla. Insurance Reforms Could Clobber Smaller Legal Cla= ims

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By Carolina Bolado

Attorneys who represent policyhold= ers are concerned over proposed changes to the way insurance claims are lit= igated in Florida, calling the planned revision a blunt object that could p= revent those with more minor but legitimate cases from finding representati= on.

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Ex-Prosecutor Turns To Fla. Supreme Court To Get Job B= ack

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By Madison Arnold

Ousted Florida state attorney Andr= ew Warren is asking the state Supreme Court to direct his reinstatement aft= er a federal judge found Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and= the Florida Constitution when he suspended the Hillsborough County prosecu= tor last year.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards=

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Law360 is looking for avid readers= of our publications to serve as members of our 2023 editorial advisory boa= rds.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

BAE Systems PLC

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

CVS Health Corp.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Com= merce

Cerberus Capital Management LP

Cerner Corp.

Citizens Property Insurance Cor= p.

Cornell University

Dealogic LLC

Environmental Integrity Project<= /a>

Intel Corp.

Lawyers' Committee for Ci= vil Rights

Lone Star Legal Aid

Lowe's Cos. Inc.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Navient Corp.

Newmark Group Inc.

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.

Oracle Corp.

Regal Rexnord Corp.

Rexnord Corp.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Shimmick Construction Co. Inc.

Signify Health Inc.

State Bar of Georgia

The Florida Bar

The National Shipping C= o. of Saudi Arabia

Transocean Ltd.

W&T Offshore Inc.

Westfleet Advisors LLC


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Parker Daniels Kibort

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Department of Justice=

Council on Environmental Quality=

Defense Logistics Agency

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Reserve System

Florida State Senate

Florida Supreme Court

Government Accountability Office=

Texas Commission on Env= ironmental Quality

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department o= f Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

U.S. District = Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. General Services Adminis= tration

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office<= /a>

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Senate

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